Nuttallburg, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

38°3′00″N 81°2′25″W / 38.05000°N 81.04028°W / 38.05000; -81.04028CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty FayetteElevation

994 ft (303 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS ID1556160^[1]

Nuttallburg (also known as Brown) was an unincorporated community located in Fayette County, West Virginia, named by English pioneer John Nuttall who discovered coal in the area. Nuttallburg had a post office until 1955. It is no longer inhabited^[2] and is just outside Winona.

Nuttalburg is located on the New River and was developed to house workers mining coal sold to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Henry Ford built a huge conveyor belt system to transport coal from the mine to the river and railroad below, but sold his interest in the mine in 1928. Production ceased in 1958.^[3]

The town is included within the Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District, part of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nuttallburg, West Virginia
^ "5 near-forgotten ghost towns to explore in WV". October 21, 2015.
^ "Nuttallburg - New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
^ Rita Walsh (March 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)